Separatist guerrillas shot dead a soldier on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said.
Lance Naik Om Vir Singh of Rashtriya Rifles died during an anti-militancy operation at the dense Rajwar forested area that began on Tuesday night.
Reports from the area said firing had stopped but security forces were searching for other militants.
--IANS
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